Reuters US Domestic News Summary

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is scheduled to make his first appearance in Washington federal court, two days after authorities said they foiled an ‌attack at the White ​House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, an annual black-tie gathering of journalists and politicians. Trump was likely target of shooting at White House Correspondents' dinner, says US official President Donald Trump and officials in his administration were the likely targets of a suspect who fired on a security agent guarding the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday.

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.

How the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner unfolded

A gunman fired shots in the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday, causing President Donald Trump and his cabinet to be rushed out before the suspect was taken into custody. Here is a timeline of the incident and its immediate aftermath:

Suspect in ​Washington dinner shooting set to appear in court

The man accused of shooting a U.S. Secret Service agent as he tried to breach security at a Washington dinner where President Donald Trump was present is expected in court on Monday to ​face criminal charges. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is scheduled to make his first appearance in Washington federal court, two days after authorities said they foiled an ‌attack at the White ​House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, an annual black-tie gathering of journalists and politicians.

Trump was likely target of shooting at White House Correspondents' dinner, says US official

President Donald Trump and officials in his administration were the likely targets of a suspect who fired on a security agent guarding the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday. The man fired a shotgun at a Secret Service agent at a checkpoint in the Washington Hilton hotel before being tackled and arrested. Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the dinner.

Factbox-Who is Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting?

The suspect arrested in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting on Saturday was identified by a law enforcement official as Cole Tomas Allen, a Los Angeles-area man who appears from social media sites ‌to be a Caltech graduate working as a part-time teacher and game developer. * The official said Allen, approximately 31 years of age, is a resident of Torrance, California, a coastal town that is part of the South Bay area adjacent to Los Angeles abutting Santa Monica Bay.

As US high court prepares ruling, Americans oppose ending birthright citizenship, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

A majority of Americans believe all babies born in the country should automatically be granted citizenship, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll carried out as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to rule on President Donald Trump's effort to end the practice.The high court is poised to rule in the coming weeks on a range of polarizing issues - from immigration policy and transgender rights to rules on how to count mail-in ballots - that could help define the Republican president's legacy and set key rules for the November 3 midterm elections. The poll, conducted nationwide April 15-20, found that 64% of Americans oppose ending birthright citizenship, while 32% support scrapping it as Trump ordered in January 2025.

Trump calls suspect in press dinner attack 'pretty sick guy' whose views alarmed relatives

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the suspect accused of ‌trying to attack administration officials at a black-tie gala on Saturday night was a "pretty sick guy" who had been flagged to law enforcement by family members. Trump said in TV interviews that the suspect, whom an official identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, had posted what Trump described as an "anti-Christian" manifesto.

White House to discuss presidential security, stands by Secret Service

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles will hold a meeting this week on presidential security after a shooting near a gathering of journalists and administration officials in Washington, ‌a senior White House official told Reuters on Monday. The official said President Trump and the White House stand by the leadership of the U.S. Secret Service following the shooting outside the hotel ballroom where the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was being held.

ICE detained family less than two days after court ordered their release

An Egyptian family which was released from more than 10 months of immigration detention following court orders was taken into custody again by federal authorities for several hours on Saturday, the family's legal team said. Hayam El Gamal and her five children aged 5 to 18 were detained less than 48 hours after a federal judge had ordered their release, the family's legal team said in a statement.

White House dinner shooting prompts scrutiny of Trump security arrangements

U.S. law enforcement officials are reassessing security arrangements after a gunman opened fire near the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, raising questions about how he was able to get so close to an event attended by President Donald Trump, cabinet members and lawmakers. Two former Secret Service agents and three senior U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday that federal agents appeared to carry out their plan to protect the president effectively on Saturday night, stopping the alleged gunman before he reached the basement level of the Washington Hilton, where Trump was set to speak.

Fed likely to hold rates steady as Powell prepares for possible swan song

Federal Reserve policymakers ⁠will gather in Washington this week in ​what may be Jerome Powell's last meeting as head of the U.S. central bank, with energy prices still elevated and the Iran war at a ⁠standstill and likely to prolong uncertainty about the economic and monetary policy outlook. A May 15 endpoint for Powell's eight years at the Fed's helm now appears more likely after a major obstacle to the U.S. Senate's confirmation of his appointed successor, Kevin Warsh, was removed on Friday. As a final act, Powell will likely oversee on Wednesday another vote by the central bank's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee to hold its benchmark overnight interest rate steady in the 3.50%-3.75% range, where it has been since December.

As New Mexico probes Epstein, local survivors come forward

Authorities in New Mexico are trying to determine how many local women and girls were abused by the late ⁠sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at his isolated Zorro Ranch compound. Several individuals have said they were flown to the ranch and abused by Epstein and his associates. To date, only one - former Santa Fe massage therapist Rachel Benavidez - was known to be from New Mexico.

US Supreme Court hears Bayer's fight against Roundup lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to consider Bayer AG's effort to shut down thousands of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The justices are due to hear arguments in Bayer's appeal of a jury verdict in Missouri state court awarding $1.25 million ​to a man named John Durnell who said he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of exposure to glyphosate in Roundup.

Trump's security again faces scrutiny after press dinner shooting

The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raises questions yet again about the protection afforded to America's political leaders at a time of increased political violence. Hundreds of agents from several law enforcement agencies were tasked with protecting the annual bash, which President Donald Trump ⁠headlined this year.

Exclusive-US soldier charged with Maduro bets was blocked from opening account on Kalshi, source says

A U.S. Army soldier charged with placing bets tied to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on Polymarket was blocked from opening an account on Kalshi, a competitor, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The differing outcomes on rival prediction market platforms underscore the unsettled regulatory environment for a burgeoning industry that has ties to President Donald Trump's administration.

Trump hosts crypto contest winners at Mar-a-Lago as his coin languishes

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted winners of his second annual meme coin contest at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, offering top buyers of his $TRUMP cryptocurrency an audience with him even as ⁠the ​token's value has plunged more than 95% from its peak last year. The gala took place as scrutiny of the Trump family’s broader crypto ventures has intensified, with Democratic leaders calling for investigations.

US adding firing squads, electrocution and gassing to federal execution methods

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to add firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation as alternative methods of executing people convicted of the gravest federal crimes, it announced on Friday, noting difficulties in obtaining drugs for lethal injections. The recommendation came in a Justice Department report fulfilling Trump's promise to resume capital punishment at the federal level in his second term, although it will likely be several years before another federal execution can be scheduled.

Elon Musk's trial against Sam Altman to reveal the ongoing power struggle for OpenAI

The bitter legal fight between Elon Musk and the leading artificial intelligence firm, OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, may come down to a few pages in one executive's personal diary. "This is the only chance we have to get out from Elon," wrote Greg Brockman, OpenAI's president and a co-founder, in the fall of 2017. “Is he the ‘glorious leader’ that I would pick?”

US Senator ⁠Tillis says he's ready to advance confirmation of Warsh as Fed chair

Republican Senator Thom Tillis on Sunday said he would allow Senate confirmation of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh to go forward after the Department of Justice on Friday dropped an investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell that Tillis viewed as a threat to the central bank's political independence. Tillis had vowed to block any Fed nominee from confirmation as long as the probe remained open.

Explainer-What does Bayer's US Supreme Court case mean for the thousands ⁠of Roundup lawsuits?

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Monday in Bayer's bid to limit thousands of lawsuits alleging that the German company's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer ⁠in a case that is one part of sprawling yearslong litigation over the product. Here is a look at how the court's decision, which is expected by the end of June, could affect Bayer's overall liability.

Thuds, an eerie silence, then chaos at Trump dinner with White House journalists

The first indications that something had gone wrong at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association dinner came around 8:35 p.m. on Saturday from a series of audible but mysterious thuds. Dinner chatter paused.

After waiting years for justice, many Purdue opioid victims are defeated — by paperwork

Tammy Blanton’s life unraveled after years of taking opioids initially prescribed for migraines, according to her daughter Mary Anne, who says the drugs left her mother isolated, unemployed and estranged from her family. Tammy was given opioid prescriptions by multiple providers for decades — receiving more than 200 pills a ‌month on average during one two-year period — and a medical examiner later concluded that oxycodone and extended-release ‌morphine, along with alcohol and anti-anxiety drugs, contributed to her accidental death at age 58 in 2017.

Trump portrays shooting as proof of his presidency's power

Donald Trump's tuxedo still looked freshly pressed when he stepped to the White House podium Saturday night, barely an hour after the latest ​apparent attempt on his life. "When you're impactful, they go after you," the U.S. president told some of the highest-powered journalists in Washington.